Teru struggles to hide her true feelings for Kurosaki even as she falls deeper in love.
Creative Staff
Story: Kyousuke Motomi
Art: Kyousuke Motomi
Translation/Adaptation: JN Productions
What They Say
After orphan Teru Kurebayashi loses her beloved older brother, she finds solace in the messages she exchanges with DAISY, an enigmatic figure who can only be reached through the cell phone her brother left her. Meanwhile, mysterious Tasuku Kurosaki always seems to be around whenever Teru needs help… Could DAISY be a lot closer than Teru thinks?
Discovering DAISY’s true identity not only shocks Teru but makes things more confusing for her as well. Meanwhile, someone pretending to be DAISY threatens to spread a computer virus at school! But who’s the true target of this attack?
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
Volume 3 of Dengeki Daisy had a dramatic ending, and Volume 4 deals with the fallout of Teru’s discovery. She’s smart enough to guess that Kurosaki’s reasons for keeping his identity secret are so serious that she should simply pretend she knows nothing. Yet it’s too much for her to handle by herself so Motomi-sensei gives her two friends to confide in. One is Rena, the student body president, and the other is Haruka, who’s been in the series since Volume 1 but hasn’t had a name until now. It’s abrupt how those two suddenly become the keepers of Teru’s secrets, but it does the job of giving our main character people to turn to for advice.
With their help, Teru does her best to maintain the status quo, but unfortunately, the awkward interactions meant to build the emotional tension between Teru and Kurosaki just drags down the plot. We do have more suspicious hacker activity at school and new bullying against Teru, but even that feels like a rehash of earlier material. However, Motomi-sensei makes up for it with a whopper of a cliffhanger, and if you have any emotional investment in the main couple, you’ll be looking to read Volume 5.
In Summary
Having discovered Daisy’s true identity, Teru finds it increasingly awkward to be around Kurosaki. With this new development, Motomi-sensei brings one of Teru’s previously unnamed friends and the student body president into the forefront as well as introducing a new adult character. Unfortunately, despite all these characters coming into play, most of Volume 4 drags. Still, it does end with a cliffhanger that will have you rushing for Volume 5.
Content Grade: B
Art Grade: B-
Packaging Grade: B
Text/Translation Grade: B+
Age Rating: 16+
Released By: Viz Media
Release Date: April 5th, 2011
MSRP: 9.99
